Love Messages
beyond
the summer moon,
carried by the south wind
lanterns carry my emotions
that hold
a thousand carved messages of love,
of spirited summers,
of our blissful
sojourns.
***
Masking
my intense pain
behind a shallow smile
I liberate lanterns of love
sharing
the fragrant breeze of last goodbye
in midsummer darkness
that declines to
dwindle.
***
I sob
cuckoo bird sings
the answers cascade down
miraculously, through young leaves.
summer
promises winds of positive change
will the fireflies dance?
didn’t they die?
with you.
© Balroop Singh
Thanks to Colleen for the inspiration to write syllabic poetry.
Form: Butterfly Cinquain – nine lines, titled form with the pattern – 2, 4, 6, 8, 2, 8, 6, 4, 2
The kigo words: summer moon, south wind, young leaves, midsummer darkness, fragrant breeze, fireflies.
Thank you dear readers. If you like poetry, read more: Moments We Love